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Police: Man, 19, sought in N.O. parade shootings

New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas announces the issuance of an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Akien Scott in the Mother's Day shootings during a news conference in front of police headquarters in New Orleans, Monday, May 13, 2013. Scott's photo is on the front of the podium. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19.

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Shootings of 19 show New Orleans’ violence problem

New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas announces the issuance of an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Akien Scott in the Mother's Day shootings during a news conference in front of police headquarters in New Orleans, Monday, May 13, 2013. Scott's photo is on the front of the podium. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance camera videos.

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